Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers Go Back to List Plan and erect commercial displays, such as those in windows and interiors of retail stores and at trade exhibitions.

Technology used in this occupation:
	Document management software

Tasks
	Take photographs of displays or signage.
	Plan commercial displays to entice and appeal to customers.
	Place prices or descriptive signs on backdrops, fixtures, merchandise, or floor.
	Change or rotate window displays, interior display areas, or signage to reflect changes in inventory or promotion.
	Obtain plans from display designers or display managers and discuss their implementation with clients or supervisors.
	Develop ideas or plans for merchandise displays or window decorations.
	Consult with advertising or sales staff to determine type of merchandise to be featured and time and place for each display.
	Arrange properties, furniture, merchandise, backdrops, or other accessories, as shown in prepared sketches.
	Construct or assemble displays or display components from fabric, glass, paper, or plastic, using hand tools or woodworking power tools, according to specifications.
	Collaborate with others to obtain products or other display items.

Skills
	Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
	Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
	Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
	Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
	Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others.
	Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
	Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
	Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
	Persuasion - Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
	Service Orientation - Actively looking for ways to help people.

Knowledge
	Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
	Sales and Marketing - Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.
	English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
	Administration and Management - Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
	Design - Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
	Computers and Electronics - Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
	Communications and Media - Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.
	Mathematics - Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
	Personnel and Human Resources - Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.
	Education and Training - Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.

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Wage Information
	Region Average Entry Level  Mid-Range  Annual  Hourly  Statewide $45,710.00 $21.97  $16.97  $18.03 - $25.15  Bridgeport/Stamford $49,027.00 $23.57  $17.44  $18.81 - $29.12  Danbury $46,514.00 $22.37  $16.76  $17.37 - $25.15  Hartford $43,248.00 $20.79  $16.74  $17.65 - $22.10  New Haven $45,854.00 $22.05  $17.21  $18.35 - $24.27  New London/Norwich $41,878.00 $20.13  $16.82  $17.21 - $21.71  Waterbury $43,536.00 $20.93  $17.19  $18.50 - $22.41  Torrington $44,000.00 $21.16  $17.51  $17.85 - $21.89

Occupation Outlook ( 2016 - 2026 ) Average Annual Job Openings:   193   Employment in this occupation is expected to grow more slowly than average, and the number of annual openings will offer limited job opportunities.

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